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Topics: Europa League, Football, Arsenal, Manchester United
Topics: Europa League, Football, Arsenal, Manchester United
The draw for the Europa League round of 16 has now taken place at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, with Arsenal and Manchester United both learning their opponents.
After beating La Liga leaders Barcelona in their play-off, Manchester United will face more Spanish opposition in Real Betis, with the first leg to take place at Old Trafford.
Arsenal, meanwhile, take on Portuguese giants Sporting Lisbon after winning their Europa League group.
Other major ties include Roma vs Real Sociedad and Sevilla vs Fenerbahce.
Live updates from the draw can be seen below.
Teams in the draw
Arsenal learn round of 16 opponents
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Manchester United learn round of 16 opponents
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Thanks for tuning in to our live blog for the Europa League round of 16 draw. Manchester United, Arsenal and the 14 other teams now know who they will face, with the ties due to take place on March 9 and 16.
Check out SPORTbible for more reaction and coverage ahead of the fixtures taking place.
Going back to Arsenal, and there is one key concern when it comes to taking on Sporting Lisbon in the round of 16.
Manchester United's fixtures ahead of Real Betis clash
For United, the Real Betis fixture will add to what is already a packed schedule in the upcoming month, with the side now playing six games in March. Here are the matches Erik ten Hag's side face before the first leg on March 9:
Arsenal's fixtures ahead of Sporting clash
With the first leg of the round of 16 fixtures taking place on March 9, Arsenal have a number of games still to play before the clash.
They are as follows:
Arsenal have never lost a game against Sporting Lisbon in their history, having won two and drawn two games against the Portuguese giants (via 11vs11).
The two sides faced each other in the second round of the Fairs Cup in 1969, drawing 0-0 in Portugal before the Gunners secured a 3-0 win at Highbury. Arsenal would go on to win the competition.
They then did battle in the Europa League group stage in the 2018/19 season, with Arsenal winning 1-0 at the Estadio Jose Alvalade. The reverse fixture ended 0-0 at the Emirates.
Fan footage captured after United's win shows exactly what the victory meant to Raphael Varane and his team-mates.
Manchester United fans will certainly be hoping to recreate celebrations like this when they take on Real Betis at Old Trafford in the first leg of their round of 16 tie.
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That's the end of the Europa League round of 16 draw. Here is a recap in full of the eight ties, with the first legs due to be played on March 9:
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Shakhtar Donetsk vs Feyenoord
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AS Roma vs Real Sociedad
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Manchester United vs Real Betis
Manchester United will face Spanish opposition for the third time in this season's Europa League in the round of 16.
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Sporting CP vs Arsenal
It's Portuguese giants Sporting CP for Arsenal in the Europa League round of 16.
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Bayer Leverkusen vs Ferencvaros
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Juventus vs SC Freiburg
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Sevilla vs Fenerbahce
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Union Berlin vs Union Saint-Gilloise
After a brief explanation of the draw process, and a recap of the 16 teams involved, it's now time to get started for the round of 16 draw. List of ties to follow.
Former West Brom and Fulham midfielder Zoltan Gera is doing the draw. He also did the group stage draw earlier this season, and is an ambassador for this season's Europa League final in Budapest, Hungary.
UEFA Deputy General Secretary, Giorgio Marchetti, is now in the room, so we're not far away from the start now.
Here we go, then. Pedro Pinto is on hand at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland to preview the draw, and we'll be underway shortly.
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